22nd March 2024 Biosecurity / MPIThe Ministry of Primary Industries is looking to disestablish 384 roles as it looks to achieve the government’s cost-saving demands of 7.5%.
1st March 2024 Awards / BiosecurityThe finalists for the 2024 Biosecurity Awards have been named, with entries from AgResearch, Aquaculture New Zealand, and Veritag making the shortlist.
28th February 2024 Biosecurity / MPIBiosecurity New Zealand has moved to the second round of consultation on proposed changes to the requirements for importing mangosteen and rambutan plants for planting.
27th February 2024 Biosecurity / CustomsThe government’s plan to cut the number of New Zealand Customs Services staff puts the work of the agency – which includes supporting biosecurity and exports – at risk, according to the Public Service Association.
22nd January 2024 BiosecurityBiosecurity New Zealand is thanking international arrivals over the peak Christmas period for helping to protect the country’s $57bn primary sector export industry
10th October 2023 BiosecurityThree newly funded Better Border Biosecurity research projects aim to strengthen Aotearoa’s borders against exotic pests and pathogens that could damage primary industries and taonga plant species.
21st September 2023 BiosecurityBiosecurity New Zealand has bolstered its border force at Auckland Airport in preparation for the upcoming school holidays.
2nd August 2023 BiosecurityNew Zealand has no farms infected with the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis, says the government as its eradication effort moves into the next phase.
26th July 2023 Biosecurity / MPIA Waikato dairy company has been fined $32,500 over its failure to notify National Animal Identification and Tracing that it was moving 910 cattle onto its farm.
25th July 2023 BiosecurityMangoes and dead tarantulas are among recent items intercepted by Biosecurity New Zealand, as seizures jump from 2693 in June last year, to 9061 this year.
12th July 2023 Biosecurity / MPIThe Ministry for Primary Industries is consulting on a proposed new import health standard (IHS) for giant river prawns, macrobrachium rosenbergii.
26th June 2023 Biosecurity / PoultryThe Poultry Industry Association of New Zealand has signed the Government Industry Agreement deed for Biosecurity Readiness and Response (GIA).
30th May 2023 Apples / BiosecurityA forgotten apple in a traveller’s bag could net them a $400 fine – and for close to 8,000 international arrivals, that is exactly what happened, according to Biosecurity New Zealand.
30th March 2023 Biosecurity / FMDRevised border measures will manage the threat of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) from air passengers arriving directly from Bali, according to Biosecurity New Zealand.
27th January 2023 Biosecurity / ImportsBiosecurity NZ is consulting on updated levy and fee price increases for clearing imported goods.
6th October 2022 Biosecurity / MPISummer testing for Mycoplasma bovis will be stepped up after New Zealand’s nationwide surveillance programme identified a new strain of the disease.
30th September 2022 Biosecurity / MPIAn additional Mycoplasma bovis property has been found inside the Wakanui area of Mid-Canterbury where strict biosecurity measures, including a controlled area notice, were announced last week.
28th September 2022 BiosecurityThe Primary Production Committee is seeking public submissions on a plan to increase fines for biosecurity breaches and give officers more powers to refuse entry.
23rd September 2022 BiosecurityBiosecurity New Zealand has welcomed 17 new quarantine officers to help protect Aotearoa’s borders from invasive pests and diseases.
22nd September 2022 BiosecurityA Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme is targeting a sole pocket of confirmed infection with a cull starting on a mid-Canterbury feedlot.
21st September 2022 Awards / BiosecurityThe finalists for the 2022 Biosecurity Awards have been named with entries from Apiculture New Zealand, Kiwifruit Vine Health, Aquaculture New Zealand and Plant & Food Research in the running.
15th August 2022 Biosecurity / FMDBiosecurity co-operation topped the agenda when Australia and New Zealand’s agriculture ministers met last week.
9th August 2022 Biosecurity / OpinionThe agri sector is singled out in “doomsday” scenarios for NZ but overseas experience warns of potentially severe impacts for tourism too.
29th July 2022 BiosecurityEntries close on Sunday 31 July for the New Zealand Biosecurity Awards 2022.
26th July 2022 Biosecurity / FMDThe government is working with supermarkets to assess the risk posed by food products as part of measure to protect against foot and mouth disease which threatens a $10bn hit to the economy.
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21st July 2022 BiosecurityArrivals are being screened at the border to catch any foot and mouth disease incursion.
17th June 2022 Awards / BiosecurityEntries are now open for the 2022 New Zealand Biosecurity Awards, which recognise and celebrate the outstanding contributions made to protect the country against pests and diseases.
9th May 2022 BiosecurityThe government is closely monitoring reports of a foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Indonesia, says Biosecurity New Zealand.
6th May 2022 Biosecurity / Budget 2022The government is investing $110.9m as part of Budget 2022 to protect the primary sector from biosecurity threats and continue its Mycoplasma Bovis eradication.
23rd March 2022 Awards / BiosecurityThe New Zealand Biosecurity Supreme Award went to maritime intelligence project Starboard from the Xerra Earth Observation Institute.
17th March 2022 Biosecurity / HoneyBiosecurity New Zealand’s annual Winter Colony Loss survey shows 13.6% of hives were lost in 2021, up 2.3% on the previous year because of growth in varroa mite and related complications.
4th October 2021 Awards / BiosecurityNew Zealand Winegrowers and DairyNZ are among 24 finalists unveiled in the 2021 Biosecurity Awards.
1st September 2021 Biosecurity / ShellfishBiosecurity New Zealand says it is strengthening its testing processes for the oyster parasite Bonamia ostreae after a review found that human error contributed to incorrectly interpreted results being reported for Foveaux Strait in March.
6th July 2021 Awards / BiosecurityEntries are open for this year’s Biosecurity Awards, which celebrate the fantastic mahi being done to protect Aotearoa, according to the Ministry for Primary Industries.
29th March 2021 Biosecurity / HortNZIf passed, the legislation would require that all aircrafts entering NZ provide biosecurity information to people onboard by both a video and in writing.
18th November 2020 BiosecurityThe Taupō-based dairy company was recognised at the awards ceremony on Monday night.
16th November 2020 BiosecurityThe new scanner is being trialled at Auckland Airport to help ramp up protection.
